Aircraft Technical Manual
Jabiru Aircraft
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J120, J160, J170, J200/J400, J230/J430, J250/J450 Variants
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Dated: 29th October 2014
Issued By: AS
Page: 57 of 298
5.17 Special Inspections
– Control Cables (all J-Series)
Required Tools:
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Steel Ruler or similar
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Spring balance (graduations less than 300 grams)
Parts and Material:
N/A
Type of Maintenance:
Line Maintenance
Level of Certification:
L1, L2 or LAME (Owner, A&P or LSA Repairman / Maintenance)
Return to Service:
L1, L2 or LAME (Owner, A&P or LSA Repairman / Maintenance)
Inspections are required to be carried out on the primary control cables (aileron, elevator & rudder) at
intervals detailed in the Airworthiness Limitations Section of this Manual (Appendix V or Section 22).
These inspections are to be carried out as described below:
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Measure the movement of the trailing edge of each control allowed by cable free play.
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Disconnect both ends of the cable.
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Move the cable by hand through its full range of movement to check freedom of movement.
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Using a spring balance with graduations of no more than 300g, measure the friction required to
move the cable. Repeat this step to give a minimum of 5 friction measurements in each direction
of travel.
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Reconnect one end of the cable and measure slack in the cable.
The cable must be replaced if the following is found:
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Excess friction
– maximum allowable force to move cable 1.9kg.
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Excess slack in cable
– maximum allowable cable slack 3.5mm
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“Hard” or “tight” patches of the cable travel.
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Gritty or rough operation.
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Significant visible damage or degradation such as corrosion, scoring etc.
Remedial Action
Remedial action (replacement or re-routing of cable to reduce measured values) is required if the
control free play exceeds the values given in Table 5-2. The amount of free play in each control
linkage should be within the same tolerance as the control cable itself (i.e. 3.5mm)
Table 5-2
– Control Free Play Limits
Control
Free-Play
Elevator
3.5-mm
Rudder
3.5-mm
Aileron
3.5-mm